Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (2): 171-175.

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In-Situ DRIFTS Study on Catalytic Oxidation of Formaldehyde over Pt/TiO2 under Mild Conditions

HE Yunbing, JI Hongbing*   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry and Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2010-02-25 Online:2010-02-25 Published:2013-09-02

Abstract: Formaldehyde can be oxidized into CO2 and H2O over Pt/TiO2 at ambient temperature in the presence of oxygen, and the decomposition of formate is the key step in the reaction at low temperature (30–90 oC). The formate can be decomposed completely at above 100 oC.

Key words: in-situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, formaldehyde oxidation, platinum, titanium dioxide